Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Capital Electric Line Builders, 1201 East Street, PARKVILLE, MISSOURI 64152
on — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds , affecting the Multiple regions of the head.
Final narrative
A distribution pole broke while a lineman was repositioning on the pole. The employee struck the cut-out bracket when they fell. The employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture, broken teeth, and lacerations to the back of the head and the chin.
Hospitalized Multiple regions of the head Utility poles
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